The Korean War and American Politics The Republican Party as a Case Study 1st edition by Ronald 9780812275810 0812275810

The Korean War and American Politics The Republican Party as a Case Study Ronald J. Caridi – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781512801194,1512801194

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• ISBN 10: 0812275810
• ISBN 13: 9780812275810
• Author: Ronald

The shaping of American foreign policy by partisan politics is the timely theme of this book. The focus is on the Republican Party’s response to the Korean War and the Party’s rise to power during first “limited war” officially proclaimed by the United States.

The book traces the changing character of the Party during the 1940s and 1950s, from its postwar struggles between the noninterventionists and the internationalists, through the debates over the supremacy of Europe or of Asia in U.S. foreign policy, the frustrating operations of a limited war, and finally the political strategies of settlement and compromise leading to the election of President Eisenhower.

In this well documented study, Ronald J. Caridi applies Norman Graebner’s test of a political party’s wisdom: in attempting to expand its influence through the successful use of foreign policy symbols, do the assumptions of the party form the basis of responsible alternatives that recognize national limitations? The research here indicates failure in that test, although the Republican Party, in a now familiar role, had been successful in transforming popular discontent into political victory.

The spirit, issues, and personalities of the times are illustrated by reprints of Herblock cartoons of the period.

Table Contents:

• 1. Introduction: The Republican Party Before Korea
• 2. The Commitment
• 3. Anticipations
• 4. The Offensive
• 5. The New War
• 6. The President, the General, and the GOP
• 7. Negotiated Peace and Deterrent Power
• 8. The Korean War and the Election of 1952
• 9. The Eisenhower Peace

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